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To: Jill who wrote (21608)	12/2/2000 6:27:53 PM
From: Voltaire	Respond to of 65232

Rambus forges ahead with next-generation memory technology By Dan Neel LAS VEGAS -- Showing no signs of slowing its development pace for next-generation memory technology, officials for Rambus were on hand here at Comdex to preview the company's latest advance, QRSL (Quad Rambus Signaling Level) memory. With availability expected sometime next year, QRSL offers memory throughput of 1,600Mbps -- twice the bandwidth of the Rambus Signaling Level (RSL) technology found in most RDRAM (Rambus Dynamic RAM) that is used in PCs today, said Brian Smith, the business development manger for Mountain View, Calif.-based Rambus. Rather than introduce QRSL directly into the PC market, Smith said the new technology will first appear in systems with smaller configurations, for example, networking processors and consumer products such as Sony's PlayStation, which already uses Rambus memory. Ultimately, QRSL will give Rambus an edge in the mobile PC market, as it consumes less power than SDRAM (synchronous DRAM) or DDR (Double Density Rate) memory, Smith said. Rambus has experienced a less than calm relationship with Santa Clara, Calif.-based Intel since the chip maker made its decision to support Rambus as the preferred memory technology for Pentium III processors. Despite this, Intel officials recently renewed support for Rambus, with plans to make the company's Pentium IV processors Rambus optimized as well. Dan Neel is an InfoWorld senior writer.

To: Jill who wrote (21608)	12/3/2000 12:21:31 AM
From: X Y Zebra	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

I've been trying to learn some technical analysis myself I am happy for you, I hope you will not learn any angel moving average ! nor any faith standard deviation --gg-- [they tend to be rather "airy"]. There might be angels, and there might not Sure ! There are the Hell's Angels for one... but there ain't no stock market angels. Certainly NOT the ones whispering divine advice ! We've all discussed the election/fed here ad infinitum on the porch. It's pretty clear this is about to resolve Pretty clear ? Well, Ms. Jill (I hope you are NOT the same Jill of Jill Jail fame as if it is so, I'll agree to anything you say) --ggg-- Now... If you think that it is all clear and that the election is about to be resolved, please contact the Sups, on our behalf and tell them your wisdom because I just finished having dinner with an attorney that told me there are several states, which under their respective laws, they could also do what Flori-duh is about to do, i.e. naming their respective electorate members. In this instance, in Gore's favor -- not that I agree, but essentially what he is telling me is that this fight ain't over yet until the fat lady sings. And I see NO sign of the FAT lady being even present. So in short, I question the "clarity" of your wisdom ...and the fed overshot its mark and is going to have to change direction. I don't even blame them that much, as trying to manage global economy and keep it all in balance is impossible to do perfectly, so you'll probably often overshoot in one direction or the other. At least they're trying to keep the thing in balance. Really ? that simple eh ? Well... I suggest you read this... Message 14929641 direct link: prudentbear.com Is that one of those cases of... damned if you do...or... damned if you don't ? We shall see, said the blind man. [but no angels of faith -g-] Why don't you join in and add your expertise? A lot of people on the porch would be open to it, myself included Moi ? nah ! thanks anyway, you would not want to follow me, never been a leader, I am far too stuborn for that. Picture this... Have you ever followed an open wheel race car in the rain? You see nothing, it is a water spray curtain. All you see is a tiny red light in the gear box of the guy in front. If I make a mistake, you are following me to go cut vegetables off road. You do not want to do that. [On the other hand, I am not listening to whispering angels] Actually my expertise is somewhere between voodoo chanting and funky chicken idolatry -gggg- but no faithful angel whispering

To: Jill who wrote (21608)	12/3/2000 1:34:33 AM
From: Jim Willie CB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

re: "trying to manage global economy and keep it all in balance is impossible to do perfectly" far far lower risk approach is to allow the shortend of credit market to dictate FedFunds rate Greenspan's greatest asset is the ignorance of the public on any and all matters of economics he earned a genius label primarily by conforming to the 3mo TBill dictated he might earn great disdain by departing from it Greenspan had his greatest success from 1995 to 1996 in that period, he never went against the 3mo TBill we had no disruptions internally or externally he tightened in 1997 against the flow of 3mo TBill his inferred intention was to subdue the US stock market but the result was disruption to Asian currency in an extreme way we got an Asian Meltdown later that year surely Asian Tigers were vulnerable with irresponsible and disastrous Russian debacle in following year I believe those excesses wouldve worked themselves out instead, we got a crisis, founded in overly strong USdollar in 1999, Greenspan grossly elevated money supply all for a problem in his own mind, which never happened broad cross-section of computer experts told him nothing would happen we got an historic bubble in Naz as result this represented gross irresponsibility in my mind but I profited from it, confident of no y2k snafus in 2000, Greenspan tightened far more than 3mo TBill dictated he has tried to undo and reverse his misconception y2k policy he also seems bent on reining in the technology explosion now we will have an earnings recession, possibly severe and an historic popped bubble in Naz as result the best policy is to allow 3mo TBill yield to dicate FedFunds rate not a complicated concept if our shores are assaulted with a dangerous force, THEN THE FEDERAL RESERVE SHOULD RESPOND but history has shown the Fed to create large foreign threats and unnecessary havoc to our own economy give me one good reason for any Soft Landing to be engineered WE HAVE NEVER HAD A SOFT LANDING we are gauranteed to have an earnings recession Q1 might be a dangerous quarter for earnings, warnings, declines / jim